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In accordance with section 146(5) and (6) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Department is required to prepare an annual report on the operation of the Social Fund and to lay the report before the Assembly.

In accordance with section 146(5) and (6) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Department is required to prepare an annual report on the operation of the Social Fund and to lay the report before the Assembly.

These financial statements relate to the Charitable Donations & Bequests Accounts detailing receipts and payments for the financial year 2020.

These financial statements relate to the Charitable Donations & Bequests Accounts detailing receipts and payments for the financial year 2021.

The purpose of this Guidance is not to restate the legal requirements for those trustees or managers of schemes that fall within the scope of the 2022 Regulations, but instead to help trustees or managers understand how to meet them where they apply.

The Department's Equality Scheme commits the Department to submitting a formal review of progress, on an annual basis, to the Equality Commission, setting out the action taken to fulfill Section 75 commitments. This is the report carried out for the year 2021-2022.

Discretionary Support is administered by the Department for Communities (the Department). The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 makes provision for the Department to make payments by way of grant or loan to prescribed persons.

Department for Communities Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022.

The Department's Equality Scheme commits the Department to submitting a formal review of progress, on an annual basis, to the Equality Commission, setting out the action taken to fulfill Section 75 commitments. This is the report carried out for the year 2020-2021.

This report contains a detailed Balance Sheet and statement of income and expenditure for the Northern Ireland Central Investment Fund for Charities 2020.

This report contains a detailed balance sheet and statement of income and expenditure for the Northern Ireland Central Investment Fund for Charities 2021.

Annual up-rating of social security pensions, benefits and lump sum payments, comprising —

This report focuses on two main areas; the level of decision making accuracy in social security benefits and the level of financial accuracy.

This report focuses on two main areas which are the level of decision-making accuracy in social security benefits and the level of financial accuracy.

This report gives detailed information on progress of the standard of decision making within the Child Maintenance Service.

Social security benefits, pensions and lump sum payments in Northern Ireland (NI) are generally maintained in parity with Great Britain (GB).

The proposed Statutory Rule is an annual, routine order that makes a technical amendment by setting the value of the Pension Protection Fund levy ceiling.  The value of the levy ceiling for 2022/23 is being set at £1,178,605,581.

The Economic and Social Research Review aims to capture and disseminate key economic and social research relevant to the Department’s policy agenda to inform evidence-based policy making.